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Love can change your life. Can it survive it? 'Howard Jacobson at his finest' — Linda Grant, author of The Story of the Forest'How is it possibl

Between 2009 and 2013, as the nation contemplated the historic election of Barack Obama and endured the effects of the Great Recession, Matthew Frye J

Conventional wisdom would have us believe that every immigrant to the U.S. "became American," by choice and with deliberate speed. In this compelling

In the 1970s, whites mobilized around a new version of the epic tale of plucky immigrants in the New World. Although this turn to ethnicity was for ma

Between 2009 and 2014, as the US contemplated the election of Barack Obama and endured the effects of the Great Recession, Matthew Frye Jacobson set o

"Dancing Down the Barricades reintroduces readers to Sammy Davis Jr., showing how he fashioned his world-renowned star performances in dance, music, s

In this work of historical imagination, Jacobson argues that race resides in contingencies of politics and culture. Linking "whiteness studies" to tra

'Urgent and accessible, its moral force is a gut punch' New Yorker'A fierce polemic on an enduring problem' The Economist*A searing study of American

A captivating, thought-provoking road trip through a rapidly changing Europe in the 1930s from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author o

This book provides a concise and accessible introduction to modern military history. The collection is a clear and up to date survey of the significan

"This book is an introductory essay on archaeological theory. It tries to explain something of what 'theory' is, its relationship to archaeological pr

Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture takes a fresh and critical look at a crucial period in German history. Rather than starting with the

Archaeological Theory: An Introduction, 2nd Edition is thoroughly updated and enhanced to reflect the latest thinking in archaeological methods. Expan

“This book is a true tour de force in the scholarship of the late ancient world. Canepa has bridged the traditional divide between Classical and Irani

Booker Prize-winnaar Howard Jacobson was veertig toen hij debuteerde als romanschrijver. In Moederskind blikt hij terug op het leven dat hem daar brac

De Joodse tiener Anne Frank is de schrijfster van het meest gelezen dagboek uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog: Het Achterhuis. Het Amerikaanse auteursduo Sid

The term “Metaverse” is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerf

In this eye-opening book, Matthew Rose introduces us to one of the most controversial intellectual movements in the twentieth century, the "radical ri

How to Be Perfect meets The Daily Stoic in this witty, entertaining, highly giftable compendium of quotidian wisdom

'A wonderful memoir, written with great linguistic brio. Candid, shrewd and moving - a classic of its kind.' - William Boyd'Laugh-out-loud glorious an